Government

Virginia voters receiving notices from State Department of Elections

September 22, 2022

Loudoun County election officials want voters to be aware of notices being sent by the Virginia Department of Elections to all Virginia voters regarding their polling locations for the Nov. 8 general election. They want voters to know: There is only one polling place in Loudoun County that has changed from the last election. In…

Youngkin tours the Loudoun County Elections Office

September 22, 2022

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, National Voter Registration Day, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) visited the Loudoun County Elections Office in Leesburg at 750 Miller Drive SE. While touring the office with Deputy Director Richard M. “Ricky” Keech, it was reaffirmed that if voters overvote, they will not be counted. The elections officers will close and…

Town of Purcellville Candidates for Mayor

August 31, 2022

The Elections for the Town of Purcellville are Nov. 8 at Emerick and Mountain View Elementary.

Town of Purcellville Town Council Milan slate

August 31, 2022

Running as a team with Stan Milan as the mayoral candidate Read the Town of Purcellville Mayoral candidates’ interviews here. Ron Rise Ron Rise moved to Purcellville with his family in 1998 when he was a freshman at Loudoun Valley High School. Since graduating, he has chosen to make Purcellville his permanent home due to…

Town of Purcellville Town Council Grewe slate

August 31, 2022

Running as a team with Joel Grewe as the mayoral candidate Read the Town of Purcellville Mayoral candidates’ interviews here. Caleb Stought Caleb Stought moved to Purcellville in 2019 after ten years of service in the military.  He lives with his wife, who grew up in Loudoun County, and their two daughters in the Mayfair…

The LCRC should stay out of Purcellville’s long-standing nonpartisan town election

August 22, 2022

Dear Editor: As a member of the Republican Party, I am disappointed with the Loudoun County Republican Committee’s consideration to endorse a candidate in a local election which has a long-standing practice of being nonpartisan.   My other concern is with the qualification and integrity of the candidate, Council Member Joel Grewe, who is seeking your…

August recognized as Hidden Heroes month in Virginia

August 14, 2022

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has officially recognized August as Hidden Heroes Month in the Commonwealth of Virginia to honor the millions of military and veteran caregivers in Virginia and throughout the United States who care for those wounded, ill, or injured who have served our nation throughout wars and conflicts.   “Virginia is proud to partner…

A 150-foot cell tower looms over Middleburg

August 3, 2022

By Laura Longley On July 26, the Loudoun County Planning Commission took a vote to deny a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that would have supported approval of a 150-foot tower to be constructed by a private telecommunications development company, Milestone Towers, at the Mickie Gordon Memorial Park on Rt. 50 just east of…

“Can we turn this ship around at all?” 

August 3, 2022

Mayfair residents speak out against Loudoun’s proposed changes By Valerie Cury Loudoun County is requesting a zoning change to part of the Fields Farm complex, shifting from its current Transition X zoning to IP – Institutional and Public Use Zoning. Approximately 225 acres, the complex is home to Woodgrove High School and Mountain View Elementary…

Gov. Youngkin donates second-quarter salary to VVSF  

July 30, 2022

Gov. Glenn Youngkin will be donating his second-quarter salary to the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing supplemental funding for veteran programs and services throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.      At the Jones and Cabacoy Veterans Care Center in Virginia Beach, he fulfilled his pledge to donate his gubernatorial salary back to organizations and the people of…